CEO Group
CEO group provides strategic solutions tailored to the client. The group operates as a One-Stop-Shop that knows how to provide results for organizations and build all necessary tools for the client’s success.
The pace of change in the world is faster than ever. This pace forces organizations to modernize and innovate. CEO provides its clients a map to guide them along the way through the changing world. With this map clients can implement necessary actions appropriately.
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CEO Strategy leads, organizes and manages complex projects and enterprises.
The complex projects and partnerships department is one of the leading departments in the group. Its main activity focuses on complex projects of Public-Private partnerships (PPP) and Private Finance Initiatives (PFI).
Among the complex projects managed by our group you find the Israel Defense Forces Training City an the Police National Training Center. We prepared, under PPP/PFI agenda, the tender for both projects.
The IDF Training City: The single biggest and most complex Public Private Partnership (PPP)/Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project in the Middle East.
The Police National Training Center: A Public Private Partnership (PPP)/Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project.
Financial Consulting
Right Financial thinking, at the core of every project, increases its feasibility. Financial analysis allows the organization to understand, among other things, what resources are needed to implement a project, what the expected income from the project will be, what is the value of the existing and future assets and how do expected and unexpected changes affect the project’s feasibility.
Organizational Development (O.D.) and Capability Development
Every organization has to adjust its structure to its aims and environment. An objective external evaluation made by a professional team can assist the organization to confront these challenges and locate pockets of low effectiveness. Among the services of this department, you can find: Designing appropriate organizational structures, jobs description, management procedures and tools.
For organizational development the most advanced management research tools are used, including methods from the field of management psychology. This enables accurate problem definition, provides a positive problem solving atmosphere and optimal organizational structures.
BranD
Open communications, transparency and freedom of information require every organization to account for the implications on public opinion of every decision, move or change.
The use of the appropriate marketing and advertising means can help organizations to confront the challenges and crises they may face. The communications consulting division specializes in managing public relations, marketing and advertising, and assists in solving communications crises.
Our Team:
Mr. Itai Eiges – Group Chairman
Mr. Eiges has extensive experience in management, consulting and facilitating complex projects. He served as the General Manager of the Ministry of Tourism and as the Deputy Director of the Budgeting Department at the Ministry of Finance.
Among the projects Mr. Eiges led are:
• PFI tender for the IDF Training City/ Ministry of Defense,
• PFI tender for the Police National Training Center/ Ministry of Public Security,
• Eilat Sea Port transfer mediation,
• Zerifin Military Complex assets appraisal,
• Solving the land dispute between Bezeq (Phone Company) and the Land Registry office,
• Central Jerusalem Renewal Plan/ the Jerusalem Development Authority,
• Subsidy and development agreements for the Israel Railways/ Ministries of Transport and Finance,
• City of Rosh Ha’Ayin development program/ Land Registry office,
• Advise the Postal Authority in the areas of assets and the changeover to a public-government owned company,
• Assets resolution between the Israel Ports Company (formerly the Israel Port Authority) and the state,
• Dan public Transportation Company subsidy agreements with the state,
• Turnaround plan for the Leumit Health Care Fund,
• Ward downsizing evaluation of private psychiatric hospitals,
• Assessment of the incorporation option for the parking authority of Jerusalem
• Opening the car market to competition/ Auto-Chen Ltd.,
• Compensation guidelines for the Gaza Strip evacuees / Ministry of Justice.
Mr. Yoav Forer - Group Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Forer holds an MBA in Human Resources from Westminster University, London and an LL.B from Brunel University, London.
He has extensive experience in enterprise management. He has consulted senior managers on Organizational Development, Business Development and Strategy, with a wide range of organizations. He is skilled using a variety of methodologies.
Mr. Forer trained managers using the active leadership method. He was the manager of the Polytechnic University branch in Israel. He consulted on the establishment of various academic institutions in Israel. Mr. Forer served as a member of the Start-Ups committee for the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor under the leadership of the Chief Scientist. He has also consulted with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Security on writing PFI tenders and leading the tender process for the Police National Training Center and the IDF Training City.
Mr. Forer serves at the IDF reserve as liaison between the Army, Local Authorities and Governmental Offices.
He teaches graduate students: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Work Environment Design, and Organizational Politics.
Mr. Forer's consulting passion is the application of a strategic perspective to the nitty-gritty details of project functioning to get macro as well as micro results in an efficient way.
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Dr. Jaime Amsel
With over 30 years of management consulting experience with a wide variety of organizations: business, non-for-profit, community and governmental. Dr. Amsel is an expert in Institutional Strengthening and Innovation Management, both areas in which he has developed and successfully implemented management methods.
Dr. Amsel holds a Master's Degree in Social-Industrial Psychology from Bar-Ilan University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Alliant University Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
He got training as Experiential Dynamic Group Facilitator with GREX, California.
He is a licensed Organizational Psychology Expert/Supervisor with the Israeli Department of Health Board of Psychologists.
He published articles in English, Spanish and Hebrew, in academic and management journals like: Science, Journal of Business and Psychology, Status and Human Resources.
He teaches graduate level courses on: Innovation Management, Organizational Theory, Diagnosis and Interventions and Human Resources Management. Dr. Amsel trains and supervises, postgraduate Organizational Consultants.
He has presented his work at numerous conferences and participated in the organizing board of various professional conferences.
He was the academic director of the Organizational Consulting program at the Management College in Jerusalem and was a member of the Israeli Organizational Development Association board of directors.
Dr. Amsel is a Major with the IDF reserve and currently supervises Organizational Psychologists at the IDF.
He is proficient in Spanish, Hebrew and English, and has a working knowledge of Hungarian.
Dr. Amsel's consulting passion is the creative combination of research methods with organizational dynamics to develop innovative, flexible and effective organizations.
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Oded Forer, Attorney
Attorney Forer holds an LL.B. and a B.A. in Government from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzlyia.
Attorney Forer consults with the heads of local authorities and city mayors on Political Strategy, Campaigning and Economic Development.
He has served as a consultant to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports and was the General Secretary of the Israel Council for the Arts & Culture.
He has extensive experience in managing Political Campaigns and Crises Management.
Att. Forer is a Captain with the IDF Navy reserve. He is a graduate of the Israeli Naval Academy and the Advanced Naval Command training. He served as Commander of a 6 Dabur (electronically advanced Patrol Boat) flotilla. His serves in reserve service at the cadets' applicants selection process and is a trainer at the Naval Academy.
Att. Forer's consulting passion is the combination of management innovation with political strategy to achieve high results.
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Ms. Batya Kfir
Ms. Kfir heads the group’s Research Division doing research in the areas of Management, Human Resources and Public Private Collaborations.
Ms. Kfir is a graduate of the West London College of Commerce, England and has studied Management and Human Relations, at the Open University. Ms. Kfir also participated in academic courses at the faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University.
She has been for many years the Administrative Manager of the Feinberg Graduate School, which is the academic wing of the world renowned Weizmann Institute of Science.
Mr. Michael Kaplun
Mr. Kaplun is the company’s Projects Manager. Among his duties, Mr. Kaplun heads the IDF Bases Relocation project and the Police National Training Center project.
In his job, Mr. Kaplun deals with research and data gathering and is a senior member of the company's management team.
Mr. Kaplun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the College of Management in Rishon le-Zion and is a graduate of the IDF's computer center at the world renowned 8200 intelligence unit.
In the past, Mr. Kaplun served as VP of GB Ltd., an events production company.
Mr. Kaplun's signature skills include, in depth multitasking, the ability to pay attention to different projects/persons and still focus on his mission.
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Ms. Salit Sahar
Ms. Sahar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Communications from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
She was formerly an academic consultant for the Israel branch of the New York Polytechnic University.
Ms. Sahar prepares the instructions for bid reviewers of the IDF Training City and the relocation of the bases to the Negev via a PFI tender.
For the Police National Training Center, Ms. Sahar is in charge of surveying the whole Police training system, assessing training needs and additional requirements to write accurate tender specifications. In addition, Ms. Sahar is elaborating the evaluation instructions that will lead to choose the best bid.
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Aharon Avitan, Lt. Col. (Res.)
Mr. Avitan holds a M.Sc. degree in Public Administration and Policy from the Ben-Gurion University.
Mr. Avitan held various senior positions at the Logistics Corps of the IDF, among them he headed the departments of:
• Land forces logistics comptroller,
• Organization and regulations,
He was also in charge of the arms, ammunition and equipment center and
Continuous Improvement program of logistic management and processes.
At CEO, Mr. Avitan, is the senior consultant for the logistics of the IDF training city.
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